Alvin T. Wolf Jr.
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Sergeant

Alvin T. Wolf Jr.

Butler County Sheriff's Office — El Dorado, KS
Accident
End of Watch April 19, 1982
Age 29
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Wolf was killed when his patrol car was intentionally struck by a tractor trailer that was being pursued by other officers for a series of hit-and-run accidents. Sergeant Wolf passed the truck with the intention of getting in front of it and slowing it down. The truck struck his patrol car several times and the bumpers became locked together. The vehicles left the roadway and struck a house, killing Sergeant Wolf instantly.

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BO-US-KS-435C9DEC
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Wolf served with the Butler County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the El Dorado community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Wolf.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location El Dorado, Butler County, KS
Platform Identity bcso.butler.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 19, 1982
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile

Sergeant Alvin T. Wolf Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 19.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Butler County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Butler County Sheriff's Office
2
of 4 officers
50% Accident
KS — Statewide
66
of 335 officers
19.7% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alvin T. Wolf Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Alvin T. Wolf Jr. Compares

Age at Death
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alvin T. Wolf Jr. is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897